Capparis sepiaria L.
Capparis sepiaria L.
Capparis sepiaria L.
Plant Category | : | Shrubs |
Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
Synonym | : | Capparis affinis Merr.; Capparis emarginata Presl; Capparis flexicaulis Hance; Capparis glauca Wall.; Capparis incanescens DC.; Capparis retusella Thw.; Capparis sepiaria var. retusella Thw.; Capparis trichopetala Valeton; Capparis umbellata R. Br. ex DC.; |
Plant Common Name | : | Wild Caper Bush, • Hindi: Kanthari • Telugu: Nallavuppi • Tamil: Karindu • Marathi: Kantharyel • Oriya: Otaibe • Kannada: Ippi • Gujarati: Kalokantharo • Bengali: Kaliakara • Sanskrit: Kanthari, Grdhranakhi |
Plant Family | : | CAPPARACEAE |
Description | : | Stragglers, branchlets thinly pubescent. Leaves 3-4 x 2 cm, oblong-lanceolate, apex emarginate, base acute, pubescent; petiole ca. 0.5 cm, stipular spines in pairs, small, recurved. Umbels corymbose, terminal and axillary; peduncles to 1 cm. Flowers to 1 cm across, white; pedicels 1.5 cm; sepals ovate, margin ciliate. |
Plant Location in Melghat | : | |
Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The fruit is considered to be aphrodisiac. The bark and the roots are used as a wound dressing. The plant is said to be alterative, febrifuge and tonic. |
Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: alpha-amyrin; beta-amyrin; Betulin; Erythrodiol; Taraxasterol; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (3): Alpha-amyrin; Betulin; Erythrodiol; |
Plant's Current Status | : | |
Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
Reference | : | Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book |
Reference | : | ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati
(2018 - 2019); Book PMID : |
Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
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Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
Subclass | : |
Order | : Capparales |
Family | : Capparaceae |
Genus | : Capparis |
Species | : Capparis sepiaria L. |